Cigar lighter windshield structure



Oct. 21, 1952 w. l. NISSEN CIGAR LIGHTER WINDSHIELD STRUCTURE Filed NOV. 5, 1949 qotK" m N I AJ M M6 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 21, 1952 .ffI'herinvention-relatesocigar lighters ofthe .typerwhereima windshield is provided whichis islidableebetween an active position whereinthe name isshielded, and an inactiveposition wherefvin theYwindshield disappears, -so to speak, into "the casing structure. In lighters ofthe above type-as heretofore constructed, in so far as I am aware; the windshield, for practical reasons, has been quite loosely :engaged" with the surfaces associated with the lightercasing along which it slides, with the result that vthe windshield was not accurately guided or held in proper position during-itsmovements, and at times shifted out---of-;-proper position orshape and could be at .timestlodged between the windshield and {ad- ;jacentsurfaces of the lighter casing to clog up the adjustment of, the windshield. The present invention aims primarily to minimize objections of the above character; 'infiaccordance therewith,

the passageway in thecasing'in which the wind- :shield slides affords clearance for movement of the windshield as heretofore, but the casing is also provided with an elastic member which partially overhangs said passageway and fits closely and yieldingly against the windshield as hereinafter described in greater detail, to accurately guide and hold the windshield in proper position during and after adjustment. It is found that such a construction eases the movement of the windshield and positions the latter accurately with respect to the surfaces of the casing along which the windshield slides, and also minimizes the accumulation of foreign material in the pas-' sageway in which the windshield slides. Further objects and advantages of the invention will be in part obvious and in part specifically referred to in the description hereinafter contained which, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred form of lighter constructed in accordance with the invention. In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a lighter constructed in accordance with the invention, a portion thereof being cut away to show the parts of the lighter with which the invention is more particularly concerned.

Figs. 2 and 3 are sections taken respectively on broken lines 2--2 and 3-3v looking in the direction of the arrows.

The invention is disclosed as applied to a lighter having a fuel casing comprising top and bottom walls I and 2 respectively, and a shell 3 which constitutes the exterior side wall of the casing. A tube 4 is shown. as passing through p eti g llisv'l l a, 1949, Serial No. 125,190

- -'--Application November f2 eases. (01. 41.

ES 'EATEN O CE .2,61 1408 i A j, l f. CIGAR LIGHTER .WINDSHIELD STRUCTURE. r e L Warren IJihTisSen, fiewark; N. Jg ass igiior toiliton son Art Metal Works, lncg Newark, N. J acor- .the topwau, l', and having a burner opening" 5. The present invention'is not particularly "concerned with the specific, fuel employed orthe manner in'which'the fuel is ignited afterf'pafsfsing through'the tube 4, but for'purpo'ses 'ofil l u tration I have shown an igniting mechanism of the character disclosed in the patent to Aronson 'No. 2,002,845; issued May 28;1935inc1uding a fingerpiece 6, asparking wheel I, and a closure cap 8 which is' niourited to inove betweenjburner eovenng and burner exposingia ')sitions."-'

ia'rgeiy surmurldsthe space above the burner opening E in which the flame 'is'produced,"this moved only with difiiculty; also foreign matter windshield member being "of U'-shaped-'cross"sectionas' shown in Figs. 21and 3.- The'lowerportion- 9a of the vwin'dshieldimember, as shown in Figfl', is re'ceiv'e'd withirr'arpassag'eway l0 within the lighter casing-:- thispassageway 10 being :of cross sectional shape similar to the windshield member. 9a but being somewhat" wider than-the thickness of the windshield; =1 In the illustrated form Y of .the inventiorr the o'utenwall 1 of -the passageway It! is constituted by the adjacent portion of the shell '3, and the inner wall of such passageway is constituted by an interior web ll depending from the top wall I of the casing, this web ll being also of U-shaped cross section, and having a flange 12 (Fig. 1) at the inner end thereof, to seal off the passageway ID from the fuel chamber l3 of the casing. The outer wall 9a of the windshield may engage closely with the outer wall of passageway l0, but as shown in Fig. 1, clearance is provided between the windshield wall 9a and the inner wall H of the passageway Ill.

The portion of the casing top wall I which is bounded by the passageway I0, is provided with a strip Id of elastic material, for example synthetic rubber, which partially overhangs the passageway i0 and is shaped to fit closely against the adjacent inner wall of windshield 9, this strip I4 being held in position for example by an overlying metal plate l5 which is in turn clamped toward the top wall of the casing by the tube 4 as shown in Fig. 1. The strip [4 accurately conforms to and frictionally engages the inner surface of windshield 9, holding the latter accurately in alinement and in frictional contact with the adjacent portion of shell 3, and reinforces the windshield against bending out of shape during use, and also minimizes the ingress of foreign matter into passageway [0. It is also found that the movement of the windshield be-' tween its active position shown in Fig. 1 and its inactive position where it is for the most part housed within passageway I 0, is rendered more facile. A suitable number of springy tongues l6 (Fig. 1) struck inwardly from the sheet metal of windshield 9, may serve as stops engaging under strip I 4 to limit the outward movement of the windshield 9, its inward movement being limited bya flange I! at the top of the Windshield which engages the upper rim of shell 3 when the windshield is in inner inactive position.

While the invention has been disclosed as carried out by a lighter of the specific structure described, it should be understood that changes may be made therein without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A cigar lighter having a fuel casing,said'casing having a burner opening extending through an exterior wallthereof and also having there- I in a passageway extending through said exterior .wall into the interiorof the casing and shaped to largely surround said burner opening, a winding having a burner opening extending through an exterior wall thereof and also having therein a passageway extending through said exterior wall into the interior of the casing and shaped to largely surround said burner opening, a windshield member also having side walls shaped to-largely surround said burner, opening .and slidably received withinsaidpassageway to move shield I also having side walls shaped to largely passageway which lies'betw'een the windshield 40 "and the wall of the -'passageway from which said last mejntio'nedmemb er extends. 2. A cigar lighter having a fuel casing, said casbetween an inner position exposing the space adjacent the burner opening and an outer position shielding said space, the portion of the casi'ng which is bounded by said passageway carrying a strip of elastic material partially overhanging. said passageway and having its overhanging: portion'shaped to fit closely against the inner side wall of said windshield member in both" of the" aforesaid positions of the latter,

said last mentioned strip of elastic material substantially closing the portion of the passageway which lies between the windshield and the wall "of the passageway whichcarries saidelastic material; said "elastic material bearing resiliently against the adj acent face of said windshield 'to thereby-urge the opposite face'of the windshield into contact with'itscorresponding side of said passageway.

WARREN I. NISSEN.

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